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主

5 strokes
Radical:
dot 丶
Parts:
丶 王
lord, chief, master, main thing, principal
Kun:
ぬし、 おも、 あるじ
On:
シュ、 ス、 シュウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
95 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

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On reading compounds

  • 主 【シュ】 (one's) master, (one's) employer, (one's) lord, leader (of a country, group, etc.), head, chief, Lord, main thing, chief part, first consideration, primary object, principal aim
  • 主 【シュウ】 (one's) master, (one's) employer, (one's) lord
  • 自主 【ジシュ】 independence, autonomy, self-reliance
  • 盟主 【メイシュ】 leader (of an alliance), leading power
  • 主 【ス】 honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
  • 法主 【ホッス】 high priest
  • 座主 【ザス】 temple's head priest
  • 主 【シュウ】 (one's) master, (one's) employer, (one's) lord
  • 主従 【シュウジュウ】 master and servant, lord and retainer, employer and employee
  • 男主 【オトコアルジ】 male head of a household, male owner, landlord, proprietor, male employer

Kun reading compounds

  • 主 【ぬし】 head (of a household, etc.), leader, master, owner, proprietor, proprietress, subject (of a rumour, etc.), doer (of a deed), guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers), long-time resident (or employee, etc.), husband, you
  • 馬主 【うまぬし】 owner of a horse (esp. racehorse), registered owner (of a racehorse)
  • 船主 【せんしゅ】 shipowner
  • 主 【おも】 chief, main, principal, important, main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
  • 主に 【おもに】 mainly, primarily, mostly, largely, chiefly
  • 主 【あるじ】 head (of a household), proprietor (of a store), proprietress, landlord, landlady, master (of a servant), entertaining someone as one's guest
  • 男主 【おとこあるじ】 male head of a household, male owner, landlord, proprietor, male employer
  • 女主 【おんなあるじ】 female owner, proprietress, landlady, female head of a household

Readings

Japanese names:
かず、 ず、 もん
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhu3
Korean:
ju

Spanish

  • señor
  • jefe
  • dueño
  • patrón

Portuguese

  • senhor
  • chefe
  • mestre
  • coisa principal
  • principal

French

  • maître
  • seigneur
  • chef
  • principal
  • propriétaire
  • mari
237 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
315 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
299 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
91 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
285 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
49 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
106 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
196 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2.10 Japanese for Busy People
155 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
155 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
70 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
19 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2437 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1231 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1696 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
272 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
100 Morohashi
1938 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
38 New Nelson (John Haig)
266 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
284 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
34 The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley)
252 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
472 2001 Kanji
4f1.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-1-4 SKIP code
4-5-2 SKIP code
2-2-3 SKIP code
0010.4 Four corner code
1-28-71 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4e3b Unicode hex code

恩

10 strokes
Radical:
heart 心 (忄, ⺗)
Parts:
囗 大 心
Variants:
grace, kindness, goodness, favor, mercy, blessing, benefit
On:
オン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1418 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 恩 【オン】 favour, favor, obligation, debt of gratitude
  • 恩返し 【オンガエシ】 paying back a favour, repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
  • 迎恩 【ゲイオン】 welcoming reception
  • 聖恩 【セイオン】 imperial blessings or favor (favour)

Readings

Japanese names:
めぐみ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
en1
Korean:
eun

Spanish

  • gracia
  • bondad
  • favor
  • bendición
  • compasión

Portuguese

  • graça
  • gentileza
  • bondade
  • favor
  • misericórdia
  • benção
  • benefício

French

  • faveur
  • gentillesse
  • bonté
  • pitié
  • grâce
  • bénédiction
  • bienfait
558 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
654 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
624 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1353 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1684 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
668 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1294 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1225 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
555 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
564 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
757 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
779 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3289 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1700 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2311 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
613 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
10591 Morohashi
2655 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1851 New Nelson (John Haig)
606 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
652 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
709 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1458 2001 Kanji
4k6.23 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-4 SKIP code
6033.0 Four corner code
1-18-24 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6069 Unicode hex code